'I took part in Exam, it was a unique experience for me. As a gay man, I came out at school aged 14. School became impossible and I hardly attended bar the last five exams. ~ Sitting that exam yesterday was an emotional and deeply personal experience that worked on many levels, thank you for the chance for me to participate in this.'
Exam Candidate, 24.05.2010
Exam
Waiting for the Exam to begin. Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
Exam Hall. Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
Results Time. Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
The aftermath. Photography by Roshana Rubin-Mayhew.
EXAM
Exploring power, education, politics and queer culture, EXAM was the result of a four month engagement project with groups from the North West's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities - culminating in a one day public immersive art event. EXAM premiered as part of the Queer Up North Festival 2010 and proved to be a testing (and learning!) experience for the 100 candidates selected to take part in the performance.
Lead artist Joseph Richardson from Ultimate Holding Company is now hoping to build on Exam’s success and create new versions of the performance.
An overview of all EXAM results is available online at www.examproject.org.uk a new website dedicated to EXAM and it's future manifestations. Take a look at the site to see how everyone did. We hope to add new documentation as the project expands over the coming months.
Support
Exam was supported by The Museum of Science and Industry and The University of Salford - LGBT Staff Network and Arts Programme.
We’d like to thank the members of our Exam Board for their continued commitment and support, their dedication to this project has been an inspiration.
Join the facebook group to support EXAM, keep up to date with discussions around the project and hear the latest news.
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